The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-09-09
CHICAGO 70 7HEsULr.

that are being Developed by th,
present boom that II sweeping ovel
| the South, we see none more pro.
missing than that OF canning and
packing fish aud oysters on ouT
Mexican Gull, which viii eventually
lead to The e~xtensiys paeking OF
frnits and vegetable on a large sclle.
Tie prejudice that has hitherto
existed against the Cult oyster,
being about in Keeping with the
prejudice against every thing else
Southern, IS being rapidly cleared
away as The Mexican GaIf oyster
gradually elbows IT'S way into the
market.
Now, it comes 10 pass that the
Chicago 0ysteFman calls for room on
tue Gulf shores for factories and
fer planting grounds. A few years
ago such property could have been
obtained on easy terms, bat recent
" an interest has been aroused IN
the matter Of oyster planting and
10 the vaIne of good planting
grounds alt along tue Calf on the
pant Of front who are pro-
tected by Law. At Biloxi ard Ocean
Springs the 1Re planting grounds
OF the Bay front are now held by
the owners as valuable property
and very few OF them are tor sale
at any price. The same is true on
the Mississippi Sound all the way
to Mobile Bay. There are some
who will sell, bot prices have been
considerably raised. The oyster
laws Of This State are very simple
and simply propose to protect the
owner in bis crop.
The best planting grounds on the
Mississippi Coast are not subject
to private ownership as inland
STREAMS, and the law gives no own
ership in land or water beyond the
prescribed limits OF the common
law Tor RIPARIAN ownership, bet
on the other hand gives protection
to the oyster planter against any
tsespass upon bis plant beds, treat
ing them as personal property. We
mention this on account of the fol- /
ftom the Chicago Tribune OF
a recent date, in which the Louisi F.,
ana law il referred to: F..
A Washington dispatch announcing that g.,
Chicago firm was going into the oyster 1
business at New Orleans. to ont &
Up Gulf oysters, was shOvn to Mr. A. Booth a
'esterday, With a request for information =
Il don't care to have this matter made 4
.ubiIc, bu5 since it seems to have reached !
he Chicago papers" be said, Il will say 4
we are going down there to try the c
xPer1ment Of processing or packing cove q
ysters. Ia the first place, there is a pre- J.
udice against Gulf oysters, but there is 8
ID 10, aud you must understand
our goods VIII not be treated By any
atent process or chemicals. There's no
seret about it, for We only cook them and 4
ct hen 10 sealed cans like those you see {
"A the shelf there. am not anxious that :
be venture should be criticised in the pa d
ers, for If it succeeds there1l be 80 mich i,
office tor one TO follow me, aud il il tails ="
stand around aud cry why, the u
ID fool, he ought to have retired long ago. q.
all that, they have a very long y
sJricb oyster law 10 Louisiana. and We v
annot tell a. yet how much 10 may iuter- ,
with our work. Then, too, y 4 know =
here Is = prejudice In some parts Of the (
outh against Northern caPitaland North .
IN methods. Now, you see, they have q u
manner If taking up aud hand
ng their oysters down thsre. aud we're
olhg down there t. show them our way. II
don't know how the experiment will -
lceeed or where 10 will stop if it does 10
iceeed. We are building a packing house l.
bout 30 feet long il New Orleans, aud "a
lless the crafts are wrecked between CO
lttsbuTg, where they are building, and
.e Gulf, we viii start on October lst. ~
lth one rig, consisting Of one steamer an
ID half a dozen barg-s. al our machine
auf appliances vii be sent from Balti- I'd
ore and the whole experiment will 10
'Obabty involve tue investment Of about =,
%, 600 az the start. Yoa see. down in 81
aryland We pack fruit, vegetables, Der
= aud many O5heT kinds Of canned goods.
ID if the experiment DO wn there succeeds
tn oysters We may 30 a good deal fur e''
er.' foI